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Naik, Shefali; Gajjar, Kunjal – Journal of Education, 2023
Ahmedabad University has evolved a framework "ENABLE." Through ENABLE, concepts are taught from the context of real world. Industry projects are assigned to groups of students where they get engaged in real scenarios. Theoretical concepts are introduced as and when needed during the project implementation. Faculty serve as facilitators…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Centered Learning, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Tobias, Christine – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2017
The Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries' Website has a case of TMI: too much information organized by librarians for librarians. Finding relevant information about various library services, including the 24/7 Distance Learning Support Line, and access points to scholarly resources is often cumbersome, and given the limited time and staffing…
Descriptors: Usability, Web Sites, Program Implementation, Library Services
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Hermans, Henry; Janssen, José; Koper, Rob – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Since the publication of the IMS Learning Design (IMS LD) specification in 2003, many initiatives have been undertaken to build authoring tools that are simple enough to be used by non-technical instructors and teachers. IMS LD's technical complexity is believed to be a major burden for the adoption of the specification. We have developed a new…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Delivery Systems, Database Management Systems, Database Design
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Kaelin, Roy A. – Adult Higher Education Alliance, 2016
Requiring savvy, online courses can present a perceived barrier to adult learners for a variety of reasons, but ease of access due to inadequate navigability should not be one of those barriers. Re-tooling online courses to standards of Quality Matters (QM) can lessen that barrier to access, making adult learners more participatory. Internal…
Descriptors: Barriers, Online Courses, Educational Quality, Access to Education
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Fritch, Melia; Pitts, Joelle E. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2016
The authors discuss the long-term accumulation of unstandardized and inaccessible content within the Libguides system and the decision-making process to create and implement a set of standards using the migration to the LibGuides2 platform as a vehicle for change. Included in the discussion are strategies for the creation of standards and…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Information Policy, Compliance (Legal), Change Strategies
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Rohr, Linda E.; Costello, Jane; Hawkins, Thomas – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
While the use of Twitter for communication and assessment activities in online courses is not new, it has not been without its challenges. This is increasingly true of high enrolment courses. The use of a Twitter Evaluation application which leverages a Learning Management System's (LMS's) application programming interface (API) provides a…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Technology Integration, Curriculum Design, Online Courses
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Chung, Christina; Ackerman, David – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
The authors look at student perceptions regarding the adoption and usage of Moodle. Self-efficacy theory and the Technology Acceptance Model were applied to understand student reactions to instructor implementation of classroom management software Moodle. They also looked at how the learning styles of students impacted their reactions to Moodle.…
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes
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Cundiff, Jacob; McCallum, Taylor; Rich, Andrew; Truax, Michael; Ward, Tamara; Havelka, Douglas – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2015
The launch of HealthCare.gov, the website of the Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare), was a major public relations disaster for the Obama administration. This case examines some of the factors that contributed to the failure of the launch and then details how Optum, an information technology service provider, considered the opportunity provided by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Information Systems, Database Management Systems, Online Vendors
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Abeywardena, Ishan Sudeera – Open Praxis, 2013
The constant emphasis on maintaining a high level of quality in the Open Distance Learning (ODL) self directed courses delivered at Wawasan Open University (WOU) demands the accurate assessment of course learning outcomes (CLO). The summative and formative assessment components of each course module are, in theory, designed to effectively measure…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Open Education, Distance Education, Open Universities
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Laverty, Joseph Packy; Wood, David; Turchek, John – Information Systems Education Journal, 2011
This paper documents the formulation of a database driven open source architecture web development course. The design of a web-based curriculum faces many challenges: a) relative emphasis of client and server-side technologies, b) choice of a server-side language, and c) the cost and efficient delivery of a dynamic web development, database-driven…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Program Implementation, Web Based Instruction, Curriculum Development
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Irwin, Gretchen; Wessel, Lark; Blackman, Harvey – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2012
This case describes a database redesign project for the United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP). The case provides a valuable context for teaching and practicing database analysis, design, and implementation skills, and can be used as the basis for a semester-long team project. The case demonstrates the…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Genetics, Animals, Animal Husbandry
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Bose, Indranil; Liu, Han; Ye, Alex – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2012
The patients receiving treatment from a hospital need to interact with multiple entities when claiming reimbursements. The complexities of the medical service supply chain can be simplified with an electronic clearance management system that allows hospitals, medical insurance bureau, bank, and patients to interact in a seamless and cashless…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer System Design, Computer Software, Program Administration
Kitzmiller, Rebecca Rutherford – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Background: Hospital adoption of health information technology (HIT) systems is promoted as essential to decreasing medical error and their associated 44,000 annual deaths and $17 billion in healthcare costs (Institute of Medicine, 2001; Kohn, Corrigan, & Donaldson, 1999). Leading national healthcare groups, such as the Institute of Medicine,…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Hospitals, Health Services, Database Management Systems
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Mandernach, B. Jean; Donnelli-Sallee, Emily; Dailey-Hebert, Amber – Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
Institutions of higher education are embracing the role of the Internet as a medium to promote on-demand communication between faculty and students. As such, online course management systems have become an efficient and effective means of facilitating learning outside the classroom. To ensure that a course management system meets the needs and…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Selection Criteria, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
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Powel, Wayne D.; Barry, Jim – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2005
In 1995, Gonzaga University embarked on a project to implement a university-wide information system. The search for an "out-of-the-box" solution began following an attempt to build an integrated data management system in-house. In 1994, Gonzaga decided to look at commercial solutions to its database management problems. With the blessing…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Information Systems, Databases, Guidelines
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